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Offline rich pierce

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Pan ditch witch
« on: March 13, 2020, 05:31:45 AM »
I picked up a cutter in a group of tools and it’s a sure-fire winner for cleaning up gnarly pan troughs on lock castings. Using an egg beater drill it was a 5 minute job. Not sure what to call this type of cutter except “winner”.




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Re: Pan ditch witch
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2020, 06:01:19 AM »
That is a high speed rotary file. They can be had in many different configurations. and diameters.
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Offline rich pierce

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Re: Pan ditch witch
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2020, 06:15:43 AM »
Thanks. Cuts at low speed too!
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Offline msellers

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Re: Pan ditch witch
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2020, 06:19:53 AM »
Just be careful of fingers and legs. Have a few scars from these catching. But I like it, would be a great tool for this it seems.
Mike
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Offline James Wilson Everett

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Re: Pan ditch witch
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2020, 06:58:02 AM »
Guys,

This is just like the 18th C type tool here: https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=54300.msg543289#msg543289

Be careful, it is quite easy to have the tool jump out of the pan if you are not careful.

Stuck in Katemu, Uganda,
Jim
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Offline rich pierce

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Re: Pan ditch witch
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2020, 03:37:19 PM »
For me this one cuts much faster than any spiral type cutter I have tried before. I should have explicitly said that up front. Don’t know where to find this particular type which almost seems knurled.
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Offline flinchrocket

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Re: Pan ditch witch
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2020, 11:02:45 PM »
Anyone who carrys pneumatic die grinders should have the rotary files,that's what we used them in.
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Offline Darkhorse

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Re: Pan ditch witch
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2020, 07:10:17 AM »
Rich, have you tried McMaster Carr? They used to have an assortment of items but I haven't shopped there in ages.
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Offline Dan Herda

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Re: Pan ditch witch
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2020, 09:17:36 PM »
I would bet that cutter head is actually solid carbide silver soldered onto a steel shank. I've been involved in the manufacture of these and similar.
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Offline T*O*F

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Re: Pan ditch witch
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2020, 10:39:40 PM »
I got this set on sale somewhere for $39.95 but don't remember where.  They are carbide and are Dremel sized.  They come in larger sizes too.  I also keep a couple of 1/16" straight round noses on hand.  There is nothing better for removing broken screws or taps.  Much easier than trying to drill them out.  Mounted in a drill press, they will eat their way thru the material instead of sliding off center like drill bits often do.  MSC does carry them but more expensive.



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Offline rich pierce

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Re: Pan ditch witch
« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2020, 03:12:17 AM »
I’m good on cutters, was just wondering about my especially effective one. Thanks all.
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Offline TonyM

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Re: Pan ditch witch
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2020, 07:30:01 AM »
When shopping for these cutters, the trades refer to them as burrs. They are used in the steel fabricating industry for cleaning up welds.
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